PITTSBURGH - The Westminster College women's basketball team picked up the eighth win in its last nine games with a 66-57 non-conference victory at Carnegie Mellon Tuesday night.
Westminster junior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) and senior guard Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) also scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, to round out the Westminster double-figure scorers.
Ackerman also led the Titans with eight rebounds and five steals.
The game was tied on 10 occasions, including a 32-32 stalemate at halftime, before the Titans surged to a 10-point, 53-43 lead with 9:27 remaining. The Tartans could only cut the deficit to six points before Westminster successfully defending the lead to collect its fourth straight win.
Ashley Rothwell led the Tartans (5-5) with 18 points.
Westminster (8-3, 1-0 PAC) hosts Thomas More Saturday at 2 p.m. in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked among national leaders in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 361 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty, while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa. campus.
